Candi, space and landscape : a study on the distribution, orientation and spatial organization of central Javanese temple remains /
Central Javanese temples were not built anywhere and anyhow. On the contrary: their positions within the landscape and their architectural designs were determined by socio-cultural, religious and economic factors. This book explores the correlations between temple distribution, natural surroundings...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Tesis Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden :
Sidestone Press,
©2009.
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Colección: | Mededelingen van het Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden ;
no. 38. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Central Javanese temples were not built anywhere and anyhow. On the contrary: their positions within the landscape and their architectural designs were determined by socio-cultural, religious and economic factors. This book explores the correlations between temple distribution, natural surroundings and architectural design to understand how Central Javanese people structured the space around them, and how the religious landscape thus created, developed. Besides questions related to territory and landscape, Degroot's book analyzes the structure of the built space and its possible relations with. |
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Notas: | "Published in cooperation with the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden"--Preliminary page |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 497 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-468) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789088901805 9088901805 9781299558991 1299558992 |